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SUP General / Re: How much consideration do you give proners?
« on: June 13, 2014, 04:14:19 PM »
If someone sits outside and paddles into and misses every frick'n wave, then I kook it up with the Go! Go! shit. I want everyone to feel the stoke, but they got to have a little common sense.  Happened yesterday. I should have known. 75 deg air, 72 deg water, and this guy is SUS'g in a fullsuit. To cap it, a big outside set pops and he finally catches one then bails. I have to sit inside because my board has zero glide. I was in position for that wave. I was already pissed and stoke-o-meter was reading negative, so I split.

I don't differentiate consideration.
Wait a minute, you mean that's not what happens elsewhere when SUSing??

Welcome to Dpatch, I thought that's why they invented the "flush waves" of the sets.  :o :P

Next time, just holler "Party Wave", "Everyone GO!!", or "GO! GO!! GO!!!"....funnier than heck to watch how often many of 'em all just turn and go (the buttboarders especially), and how you're standing outside all by yourself.  ;)   

As for surfing with proners.....avoid when possibly....paddle out, sit with them, and bitch about those "damn big SUP boards (as long as you're on a board shorter than theirs :) )".....then tell them, if there's not too many of them, that they can have anything they start to paddle for, as long as the don't "kook it up" and miss 'em.....so far so good. :D


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SUP General / Re: Hi Chuck…. Welcome to Cape Cod
« on: June 13, 2014, 03:49:19 PM »
That is one of the great things about this sport, its "stars" are great ambassadors of it.....friendly, funny, and most importantly...approachable.

On any given day at SanO the chances of running into one of them is quite high.  Colin McPhillips, Candace Appleby, Anthony Vela, and Brent Pascoe, are there almost weekly (if not daily), and it's not all that uncommon to run into Dave Bohne, Danny Ching, Chuck, Emmy Merrill, Diane Wenzel, Thomas "Maximus" Shahinian, Rob Rojas, and.....

When the BOP or other big event is in town, well....let's just say they and all the others can sure make a mess of the place (said jokingly) with all their boards in the water "practicing"....or more accurately, just having a grand old time with all there.

Certainly fun to see them "up close and personal".....outstanding athletes, and at least on the beach and in the water, outstanding folks just to be around. 

Gotta love this sport!!  :) :D

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Gear Talk / Re: Surf SUP choices
« on: June 06, 2014, 07:20:29 PM »
Well I don't own either, I've surfed both, and it's sort of a choice of what you want to do with the board, and your SUSing ability.

The Nugg being a foot longer, a 3" wider, and 3/4" thicker, giving it 52 liters more of volume, will be much easier to paddle around, balance, and paddle into the mushier waves....but as can be expected, is not going to be as responsive.

That being said, with the right paddler, it can be maneuvered quite well.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYetbtmRtm0
....by those more talented than I  :o ;D.....but all-in-all, a pretty fun all-around board in a whole host of conditions.   (Note: The surfer throwing the purple Nugg around, and noseriding like that, is Joe Aaron, "2X Longboard Surfer of the Year" if that tells you anything.  8))

The Nugget on the other hand, is going to be more challenging, as it doesn't have the volume, and the width makes foot placement much more precise.....as its "sweet spot" is obviously not going to be as large and forgiving as the Nugg.

At 215 lbs. its 100 liters was right at the minimum volume that would keep me afloat, but with that said, I was still able to paddle it around, drop it into waves.....and once in them, it was a fun board to throw around quite easily, and generate speed to make more sections than its larger sister the Nugg.

So either is a good choice (their Machete is also a good choice if you have that available to you), and I think you'll be happy with either.....depending on whether you're willing to struggle in the short term with the Nugget, that you will more than likely avoid with the Nugg, if you're already surfing the CC.

Best of luck with your choice, and have fun whichever way you decide to go....

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IMO, a lot depends on the board.....

When I'm on a board with a pulled in nose, I find that it's easier to "punch it through" the whitewater standing more centered or slightly forward on the board in thigh-high or lower stuff.....

If on a fuller nosed board, I find that I have to go the the surf-stance method, and "Ollie/Wheelie" over the foam ball, or when on a pulled-in nose board, and the white is waist high and above.

The bigger the foam ball, the further back in the surf stance you need to be.  The biggest trick is to time it just right to get the board up on the whitewater, and then try to unweight yourself to let the back of the board get pushed up by the water underneath it to level the board out as you "pop up" on top of the whitewater.

If you Ollie the board, but still maintain your weight on the board, more than likely the whitewater with simply push you over backwards.

One final thing, is that just as you begin the "Ollie", you must get a strong paddle stroke in with it at the same time, to help get the board "lifted" and over/up the "face" of the foam.

Or you can always just find a pier.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgYjUu5QBUE
.....and request an "escort".   ;) ;D

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Gear Talk / Re: Anybody SUP a Rhizotomy Board???
« on: May 03, 2014, 10:30:59 AM »
You might also consider Riviera's larger surfing/touring/cruising model.

Their 11'6" x 33" x 4-7/8" at 210 liters should be more than enough board for you, and at $950 (plus tax), you're getting brand new for the price of some used boards.

Bunch of basic color options to choose from, and while I've not had any personal experience with that particular board, I have ridden several of "Rivies" other models, and I have to say.....

For the price, they're a pretty decent performing board, and seem to be surprisingly well made.  (Disclaimer: I've not owned a Riviera board, only surfed friends' boards, so I'm only going on appearance and feel of the board when I say, "surprisingly well made", and not any long term experience with them.)

Just another option to consider.  But regardless of what you end up with, hunting down a new board is always a fun adventure in itself.

Best of luck with your search. 

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SoCal / Re: Favorite North OC Spot/Session Report
« on: May 02, 2014, 08:06:14 AM »
You guys just stay up there.....no good waves anywhere south of DP.  ;) ;D

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Technique / Re: Taking off into heavy off-shore W (dont' say the word)
« on: April 30, 2014, 04:07:11 PM »
Ran into the same problem yesterday and today at SanO, with winds between 15 and 17 in shoulder to head high stuff (a bit smaller today).....

The only way I could get into any was with a real late take-off, and just hope that I could get turned and down the face before it broke on me.

With that said, the success rate was still about only 50% on whether I made it or not....with the unsuccessful ones either still blowing off the back, or getting trounced by the wave breaking on me.

As far as boards go, neither the pulled-in nose of my 8'5" or the rounded nose of my 7'8" Mini Simmons style board made that big of a difference in the big scheme of things....

The bigger/narrower board paddles a little quicker and gave me a few more feet of paddling momentum/speed before the drop, but it doesn't accelerate as fast as the smaller/wider other board, that takes off like a little rocket once I get it tipped down the face.

From all those around me both days, all said about the same thing wrt getting into the darn things with conditions like that. 

So all-in-all.....trying to take off into a heavy off shore is sketchy at best, and maybe just way too much work the the actual end results.

But again, YMMV...... :D

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Gear Talk / Re: Another Newb Big Guy Question
« on: April 17, 2014, 11:23:36 AM »
OK, when I read this.....
1. I am a larger guy so I need a stable board that can hold me.
2. I am on a budget, probably can't spend more than $600-$800
3. I live in a small apt. so the only real place I have to store the board is on my outside patio area. So I hate to spend money on an expensive high end board (granted I could) and it have to sit outside exposed to the elements.
.....the first thing that popped into mind was this.....


Easy choice for me of a foam board over a moulded plastic in the surf anytime (especially if you're coming at me out of control on it  :o :) )....the price is right if you don't get a chance to use it as often as you had planned (upgrade the paddle right off the get go though), they hold up great to lots of abuse (both in the surf and in transit), great return policy if you happen to break it somehow,....and most importantly.....I surfed with a "big guy" yesterday who was having a blast on one, and I was quite surprised at how well he did on it to boot.

Best of lucky with whatever you choose as your "introductory drug".....you'll be "jonesing" for some "better stuff" before you know it.   ;D

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SUP General / Re: Fight the power
« on: April 16, 2014, 12:40:10 AM »
Heck, on a 7.8 and an 8.2, you shoulda just pointed at the 9.6 longboards there, and have them remove those "big", "dangerous", "battleships" from the water.   ;) :P

Atta boy, stick it to "da man".....Dan! ;D

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SoCal / Re: OC ding repair - Who's good with SUPs?
« on: April 08, 2014, 09:58:27 PM »
Another positive vote for Randall, the "Ding Dr." in San Clemente.....

Flawless work, excellent color and pattern matching, quick turn around time, and by far the best prices in the area.

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